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| club |
in golf, a long instrument with a curved or flat head, used to hit the ball. [2/7 definitions] |
| cream |
(slang) to hit very hard. [1/14 definitions] |
| cudgel |
to hit or beat with a cudgel. [1/2 definitions] |
| cue2 |
a long stick, narrow at the tip, that is used by pool and billiards players to hit the ball. [1/4 definitions] |
| cuff2 |
to hit or slap, esp. with an open hand. [2 definitions] |
| dash |
to hit violently; smash. [1/12 definitions] |
| double |
in baseball, a two-base hit. [2/19 definitions] |
| drill1 |
(informal) in sports, to make (a throw, hit, shot, or the like) with force and speed. [1/13 definitions] |
| flipper |
a small, wedge-shaped device that can be manipulated so that it pivots back and forth, used esp. in arcade games to hit small moving balls and change their course. [1/3 definitions] |
| fly1 |
in baseball or softball, to hit a ball into the air. [1/12 definitions] |
| follow-through |
the final part of a stroke, kick, throw, or swing, as of a golf club after the ball has been hit. [1/2 definitions] |
| foul |
in baseball, a ball hit to outside the lines drawn from the rear of the homeplate to the first and third bases; foul ball. [3/21 definitions] |
| fungo |
in baseball practice sessions, a ball tossed into the air by the batter to be hit to a fielder as it comes back down. |
| goal |
in various sports such as hockey, football, and basketball, a structure through which one must hit, throw, or kick a ball or puck in order to score. [1/3 definitions] |
| golf |
a game in which a small white ball is hit with various special clubs into each of a series of holes, usu. nine or eighteen, spaced far apart over an outdoor course, the object being to do so with as few strokes as possible. [1/2 definitions] |
| grand slam |
in baseball, a home run hit when there is a runner on each base. [1/4 definitions] |
| hammer |
to hit or strike with, or as though with, a hammer; pound or pummel. [2/14 definitions] |
| hit-and-run |
designating or pertaining to a prearranged baseball play in which a runner begins to advance to the next base as the batter tries to hit the ball. [1/2 definitions] |
| hole |
in golf, to hit (the ball) into the cup. [1/9 definitions] |
| home run |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run. |
| hook |
in boxing, to swing at or hit with the arm bent. [1/19 definitions] |
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